Research Article

Medicinal Plants Used in the Treatment of Some Diseases and Ailments in Şanlıurfa (Türkiye)

Volume: 8 Number: 1 June 1, 2024
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Medicinal Plants Used in the Treatment of Some Diseases and Ailments in Şanlıurfa (Türkiye)

Abstract

Medicinal plants; It is usually sold in markets or herb-sellers. Within the scope of this study, interviews were held with 10 herb-sellers and spice sellers who sell medicinal plants in Şanlıurfa, and it was determined that 65 different plants were used for phytotherapy purposes. It has been determined that the plants sold in herbalists are generally used for weight loss, gynecological diseases, colds, digestive system, urinary tract, respiratory, diabetes, cardiovascular and cholesterol diseases and as a sedative. It has been determined that medicinal plants sold in herbalists are mostly sold singly and sometimes in mixtures. Photographs of the plants and compounds in the herb-sellers and spice shops where the research was conducted were taken, and the scientific and local names of the plants and compounds were also included.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Pharmaceutical Botany

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

March 8, 2024

Publication Date

June 1, 2024

Submission Date

February 13, 2024

Acceptance Date

February 26, 2024

Published in Issue

Year 2024 Volume: 8 Number: 1

APA
Akan, H., Alkış, A. N., & Polat, M. S. (2024). Medicinal Plants Used in the Treatment of Some Diseases and Ailments in Şanlıurfa (Türkiye). International Journal of Nature and Life Sciences, 8(1), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.47947/ijnls.1436102
AMA
1.Akan H, Alkış AN, Polat MS. Medicinal Plants Used in the Treatment of Some Diseases and Ailments in Şanlıurfa (Türkiye). Int J Nature Life Sci. 2024;8(1):1-8. doi:10.47947/ijnls.1436102
Chicago
Akan, Hasan, Ayşe Nur Alkış, and Mehmet Sebih Polat. 2024. “Medicinal Plants Used in the Treatment of Some Diseases and Ailments in Şanlıurfa (Türkiye)”. International Journal of Nature and Life Sciences 8 (1): 1-8. https://doi.org/10.47947/ijnls.1436102.
EndNote
Akan H, Alkış AN, Polat MS (June 1, 2024) Medicinal Plants Used in the Treatment of Some Diseases and Ailments in Şanlıurfa (Türkiye). International Journal of Nature and Life Sciences 8 1 1–8.
IEEE
[1]H. Akan, A. N. Alkış, and M. S. Polat, “Medicinal Plants Used in the Treatment of Some Diseases and Ailments in Şanlıurfa (Türkiye)”, Int J Nature Life Sci, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 1–8, June 2024, doi: 10.47947/ijnls.1436102.
ISNAD
Akan, Hasan - Alkış, Ayşe Nur - Polat, Mehmet Sebih. “Medicinal Plants Used in the Treatment of Some Diseases and Ailments in Şanlıurfa (Türkiye)”. International Journal of Nature and Life Sciences 8/1 (June 1, 2024): 1-8. https://doi.org/10.47947/ijnls.1436102.
JAMA
1.Akan H, Alkış AN, Polat MS. Medicinal Plants Used in the Treatment of Some Diseases and Ailments in Şanlıurfa (Türkiye). Int J Nature Life Sci. 2024;8:1–8.
MLA
Akan, Hasan, et al. “Medicinal Plants Used in the Treatment of Some Diseases and Ailments in Şanlıurfa (Türkiye)”. International Journal of Nature and Life Sciences, vol. 8, no. 1, June 2024, pp. 1-8, doi:10.47947/ijnls.1436102.
Vancouver
1.Hasan Akan, Ayşe Nur Alkış, Mehmet Sebih Polat. Medicinal Plants Used in the Treatment of Some Diseases and Ailments in Şanlıurfa (Türkiye). Int J Nature Life Sci. 2024 Jun. 1;8(1):1-8. doi:10.47947/ijnls.1436102

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